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paratenon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
paratenon
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fatty areolar tissue that fills the interstitia within the fascia where a tendon is located.

Etymology

From para- + Ancient Greek τένων (ténōn, “tendon”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

paratenons (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

endotenon epitenon

Questions

What does paratenon mean?
A fatty areolar tissue that fills the interstitia within the fascia where a tendon is located.
Where does paratenon come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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